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[Gary Hazen] “Is this discussion about “more easy” or is it about the need for today’s editors to have some level of technical ability.”
Seems to be both.
[Gary Hazen] “Easy is fine and well. However it won’t carry you as far as technical knowledge will.”
Of course not. But in the sense of color accuracy/processing, if the quality is maintained in FCPX, what is wrong with that? If someone can’t figure out how to deliver a file, then fine, they shouldn’t deliver files. It really has nothing to do with crafting the story.
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Editors who don’t know the technology certainly ruffle my feathers, but I wouldn’t stop calling them editors. Just like I wouldn’t call a tech genius who knew every in and out of an editing program an editor just because he or she knows the software.
Editing is storytelling. Plain and simple. And those who think otherwise do pretty mediocre work. Just ask Walter Murch about in and out points sometime… Let’s not forget that some of the greatest films EVER made were done on a moviola. Just an in point. And an out point.
*** And to get back to the OP topic – I have done a lot of testing with this, since we burn reels that consist of PAL and HD and SD material and FCPX handles the reels flawlessly. The quality is just better than Premiere or FCP 7. Much better. Text is sharper. No crazy stuttering. AND being able to change the sequence size (for example, deciding that editing in 720p might be better for this project halfway through) on the fly is AMAZING and a real time saver.
I’m a technically savvy person and I DO appreciate that feature quite a bit.
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[Jeremy Garchow] ” If someone can’t figure out how to deliver a file, then fine, they shouldn’t deliver files.”
Seriously? How’s that going to go over during the interview process?
Interviewer: We’re a mid sized company and so a lot of people have to wear different hats as needed.
Applicant: I love hats.
Interviewer: We upload videos to the web on a fairly routine basis, can you handle that?
Applicant: Well… no. Did I mention I’m a story teller.
Interviewer: MmmmKayy. On occassion we have a really quick turnaround on some projects, so there’s no time to bring in a sound designer. Can you handle doing the mix on your own? Nothing over the top – just a simple mix.
Applicant: Audio is not really my thing. Did I mention that I’m an artist?
Interviewer: Altright then. We have a few ongoing projects that require some minor text changes in Photoshop. How are your PS skills?
Applicant: I thought about taking that Photoshop class, but I never around to it. Is there someone else on your staff that can handle these mundane tasks for me?
Interviewer: I think I’ve heard enough. Thank you for coming in.
Applicant: Do you validate parking?
Interviewer: No.
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[Gary Hazen] “Seriously? How’s that going to go over during the interview process?”
I am talking about OP’s case. In that case, they aren’t hiring him for his file making capabilities or lack there of.
We are talking about different types of jobs, here.
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[Gary Hazen] “Interviewer: We’re a mid sized company and so a lot of people have to wear different hats as needed.
Applicant: I love hats.”
Laughed out loud!
“My Name is Steve and I’m an FCPX user”
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[Jeremy Garchow] “I don’t get the blow back about things being easier. What is wrong with more easy?”
It may be faster Jeremy, but it’s not really easier. The interface may make it appear easier for those without any technical know-how. And, the marketing may make it sound easier. But, underlying all that is the fact that delivering the final video product still requires technical knowledge that the FCPX promise of ease of use really doesn’t deliver.
For example, Bill Davis is delivering completed masters to his clients, and he loves to boast about it, but as you are well aware, without proper monitoring, no one can possibly know if they are truly delivering a final product that will pass QC, because there is no way in X to accurately determine if the output has any fields-related issues. If Bill has no idea why he FCPX hides the reality of improper fields from his eyeballs, how would a total newbie?
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David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
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[David Roth Weiss] “It may be faster Jeremy, but it’s not really easier.”
I agree. I wouldn’t necessarily call FCPX easy. There are some things that are most definitely streamlined, and things do move much faster, but I don’t know if it’s necessarily easier. Some things are, some things aren’t.
For color correction, I use the built in FCPX scopes, export a QT movie and then send that ProRes QT through AJA TV, a total hack.
FCPX needs baseband out, and according to Apple, it’s coming at least that’s how I interpret it. At least I know that FCPX handles 3:2 pulldown rendering properly, a plus over FCP7, and you can step through interlaced material field by field. Another plus over FCP7. I can’t wait until all the consumers rave about those features because I know how long they have been asking for field checks in iMovie. FCPX finally delivers it to them for a mere $299 at the App Store. Huzzah!
Jeremy
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[Jeremy Garchow] “For color correction, I use the built in FCPX scopes, export a QT movie and then send that ProRes QT through AJA TV, a total hack.”
You could also XML out to a free copy of Resolve and check everything on an external monitor attached to that.
“My Name is Steve and I’m an FCPX user”
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[Steve Connor] “You could also XML out to a free copy of Resolve and check everything on an external monitor attached to that.”
No audio, and I have AJA 🙂
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[Jeremy Garchow] “No audio, and I have AJA :)”
Just pointing out that there is a workflow from FCPX that enables you to check output on a broadcast monitor at the moment.
“My Name is Steve and I’m an FCPX user”
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